Bag.



M. C. HUNT.

BAG.

APPLICATION men AU5.25, 1911.

Patented N 0v. 12, 1918.

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MABGARTTA caEss HnNT, or WASHINGTON, nIsTRIoT on COLUMBIA, AssIeNon ToNAVY LEAG E or rnn UNITED STATES, A. CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

BAG.

Application 'filed August25, 1917.

T0 allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that -I, MARGARITA Gauss HUNT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at \Vashington, in the District of, Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bags, of which thefollowing is a specification;

The presentinvention relates to bags, and more particularly to a bag forcarrying knitting paraphernalia and knitted work.

An object is to provide a bag'of this character embodying a constructionwherein the Work is segregated from the paraphernalia so that needlesand the like cannot be readily entangled in the work when placed in thebag; a bag which may be easily and comfortably carried upon the arm; anda bag to which access may be readily had.

The invention also aims at the provision of a knitting bag provided withseparate compartments for the work and the needles or other articlesused in knitting; a bag of such construction that access may be readilyhad to its various compartments; a bag which is normally retained inclosed position and which may be easily opened by applying slightpressure to the closure parts thereof; and a bag which is of relativelysimple construction and neat in design.

The above, and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill be in part described and in part understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a bag constructed according to thepresent inventiOn. a

i Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the bag, showing in dotted linesthe upper compartment thereof open.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of the upper portion of the bag,partly in section, showing a pair of knitting needles arranged in theupper compartment.

Referring to this drawing 10 and 11 designate the opposite side walls ofthe bag which may be made of separate portions of the desired fabric andstitched together at the edges to form an inclosure or pocket for thereception of knitted work partially or wholly completed. The sides 10and 11 are provided along their upper edge portions with inherentlystiff flexible strips 12 and i I Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 188,150.

portions of the sides 10 and 11. These strips 12 and 13 are stitched orotherwise suitably connected together at opposite endszto normally andyieldingly hold the strips in sub-- stantially surface contactthroughout their The strips 12 and 13 thus nor- Patented Nov. 12, 1918.i

' 13 which may be of greater length than the W width of the bag andextend beyond the edge r The strips IQ-and 13 are of considerable 7width as compared with their lengths and form between them an upperpocket or compartment for the bag. The bottom of the upper compartmentis maintained closed by a pair of separable fasteners 15 which may be ofthe ball and socket type shown, and of course may be of any desirednumber. These fasteners 15 are secured to the inner opposite faces ofthe strips near their lower edges, and are adapted to secure the lowercompartment closed and prevent articles placed in the upper compartmentfrom falling into the lower compartment.

The upper compartment is maintained closed by one or more separablefasteners 16 which may also be of the ball and socket type. In thepresent instance one fastener 16 is shown, the same being located at theupper edges and intermediate the ends of the.

strips 12 and 13.

To facilitate the carrying of the bag a pair of straps 17 may beemployed, the latter being preferably formed of flexible material andsecured at their free ends to the upper edge portions of the opposedstrips 12 and 13. The straps 17 may be looped over the arm forconveniently suspending the bag, and may be readily swung edgewise overthe opposite ends of the strips 12 and 13 when it is desired to open andclose the bag.

It is of course understood that the bag may be finished in any suitableartistic design, and may be made from any suitable material. It is alsounderstood that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetail construction of the bag without departing from the spirit of thisinvention, the changes or modifications being restricted only by thescope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A knitting bag comprising a body part open at its top, opposed stripssecured along the opposite upper edges or the body part and securedtogether at their ends, means for detachably connecting the lower edgeportions of the strips together for closing the body part and forming acompartment between the strips, and means for detachably securing theupper edge portions of the strips together for closing the uppercompartment.

2. A knitting bag comprising a body part open at its top and providinga'compartment, a pair of opposed strips secured along the opposite upperedges of the body part and extending beyond the same and securedtogether at opposite ends to provide a second compartment of greaterWidth than the top of the bag, means for detachably securing the upperedge portions of the bag together for closing said first compartment andthe bottom of said second compartment, and other means for detachablysecuring the upper edge portions of the strips together for closing thesecond compartment.

3. A knitting bag comprising a body part open at its top and providing acompartment, a pair of opposed strips secured along the opposite upperedges of the body part and extending beyond the same and securedtogether at opposite ends to provide a sec ond compartment of greaterwidth than the top of the bag, means for detachably securing the upperedge portions of the bag together for closing said first compartment andthe bottom of said second compartment,.

other means for detachably securing the upper edge portions of thestrips together for closing the second compartment, and a pair of loopedstraps having their opposite ends secured in substantially transversealinement to the opposite upper edge portions of the strips near theends of the latter.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

MARGARITA CHESS HUNT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained tor five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

